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Donald Trump

THE FINE ART OF SHOE-SHINING TRUMP

SCMP managing editor Yonden Lhatoo unboxes the US president’s disastrous meeting at the Oval Office with his Ukrainian counterpart, and contrasts it with the British prime minister’s slick handling of Donald Trump.

March 7, 2025
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Trump warms to Ukraine’s Zelensky
March 5, 2025
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Trudeau condemns Trump ‘dumb’ trade war
March 5, 2025
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China tariffs
China hits back at US with reciprocal tariffs
March 4, 2025
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Ukraine
Zelensky says Ukraine ready to sign US minerals deal after clash with Trump
March 3, 2025
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Trump and Zelensky meeting devolves into shouting match
March 1, 2025
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US-China relations
Trump to double tariffs on Chinese imports to 20%
February 28, 2025
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Trump to offer US$5 million 'gold card' residency
February 26, 2025
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Zelensky had earlier said the US president was trapped in a Russian disinformation bubble02:17
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Trump calls Ukraine’s Zelensky a dictator
February 20, 2025
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US Vice-President J.D. Vance expresses concern over freedom of expression in Europe at Munich Security Conference01:02
Ukraine war
J.D. Vance says ‘threat vis-a-vis Europe is not Russia, it's not China’
February 15, 2025
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Zelensky says it was ‘unpleasant’ that Trump called Putin before talking to him04:55
Ukraine
Ukraine calls peace deal without Kyiv unacceptable
February 14, 2025
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Trump orders tariff review of all US trading partners
February 14, 2025
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Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth defended Trump’s Ukraine negotiations with Putin and urged allies to ‘make Nato great again’  02:47
Europe
Hegseth: Uncle Sam not ‘Uncle Sucker’
February 14, 2025
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Some are eager to say goodbye to paper straws, while others caution about the broader environmental implications of the decision03:57
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Mixed reaction to Trump’s return to plastic straws
February 12, 2025
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Chinese traders shrug off Trump's tariffs
February 11, 2025
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US leader, aiming at China as the world’s biggest producer of both metals, says the time has come for America’s ‘great industries to come back’  01:49
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Trump announces 25% tariffs on steel and aluminium imports
February 11, 2025
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What would the closure of USAID mean for Asia?
February 10, 2025
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Social media has been blamed for inciting violence, spreading hate, misinformation and disinformation in Asia13:28
Meta Platforms
How Big Tech’s shift toward Trump impacts Asia
April 13, 2025
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The stock market slump followed a rebound during the previous day and left most traders expecting volatility for the near term07:26
China tariffs
Asian stock markets fall as 104% tariffs target China
April 9, 2025
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Asian businesses rethink plans after Trump unleashes whirlwind of tariffs amid stock market slump04:47
Trade war
Businesses see US tariff challenges and opportunities
April 4, 2025
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The US president’s repeated threats about imposing tariffs have spurred waves of counter-threats and fears of a global trade war  07:05
Trade war
World reacts to Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs
April 3, 2025
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The new move threatens to drive up prices on a broad range of consumer and industrial goods   01:44
China economy
China vows to retaliate as US steel tariffs take effect
March 13, 2025